Thursday, June 30, 2016

Pictures of indoor tomatoes before
they were shortened and planted outside.Picture taken May 27, 2016.

When we last left my Indoor tomato saga it was April of this year
and most were still doing well. They began to bloom again in earnest
indoor in early may. The temperature had began to moderate to between 45
degree at night an and in the day. While these temperatures feel great to
us it is still too cold for tomatoes. By this time the tomatoes were
really growing. They were 3 to 4 feet high and beginning to flower
and form small tomatoes. It was suggested to me that I put the tomatoes
out on June 1 and when I do cut them back to between 9 inches and 14 inches.
Also cover them when I put them out. I did that and covered with a
white material that protected them but also let moisture in. And because
I have rodents and deer in the area I covered their area with a plastic bird
netting. I had constructed a small raised garden for them plus a few
other plants. I also started some tomatoes from seed to compare growth
and maturation rates between the indoor tomatoes and the seedlings.

It took the indoor plants 10 to 14 days to recover for the move to
the outside. The seedlings had a harder time and I lost ½ of them.

Tomatoes in raised garden when they
were first planted on June 1, 2016

It is
now the middle of June and the plants are doing well but no flowers or small
tomatoes have formed yet. The seedlings are still growing and small.
I will continue to observe and report on them. At this time the
indoor plants are over a year old and doing well. I have enjoyed watching
the progress of these plants.

Close up of tomatoes after it was
shortened and planted on June 1, 2016